What's the difference between this unit and the FlashForge Creator 3D Printer?
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FlashForge Creator and this printer are basically clones of The Replicator by Makerbot. FlashForge provides a warranty and has dedicated support lines. I wouldn't expect that level of support with this printer.
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Hi! Not 100% sure about a 3D printer. I use mine with an external Blu-Ray writer. It comes with software that tricks your computer into thinking its a USB hub. I would give it a shot.
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My answer would depend one how willing you are to tinker. The setup time for this version is not underestimated. It took 7+ hours to get it up and printing, and more to calibrate it to within my liking. From my understanding the metal version is simpler to setup, but would require about the same time to calibrate it. I love the simple version, and for myself would choose it over the metal version.
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I have great results with the "Repetier" software. The typical problem is "homing" the printer. For this I found useful to get familiar with the basic G-Code homing codes. Note that there are two types: (a) the ones that move the printer to its home position and then (b) the ones that tell the printer that now it is a the "0.0" position. What I found confusing at the beginning is that after you have invoked the (a) commands, the printer does not assume to be at the "0.0" position, and therefore you need to use the (b) commands. For (a) look at the G28 code in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-code. Make sure that you can use these codes first, from the manual commands window in Repetier. Hope this helps. This is a great printer. I managed to get prints of similar quality to the Makerbot 2X. It requires however, like most 3D printers, a bit of tinkering; which after all is part of the fun of it.
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See this: http://www.office.xerox.com/latest/OPBFS-13.PDF for an apples to apples and useful cost analysis between their lasers and solid ink printers. Note: The Phasers are laser printers while Colorqubes are the solid ink printers. The 8870 model which is aimed at higher volume shops has a higher up front cost but significantly lower ink costs than the 8570. As far as I could tell, they are basically the same printer with a few minor differences. This may no longer be correct or I might have missed something... I have had two of these over the years, the latest one is significantly better in every way and does not waste as much (very little) ink. The ink "qubes" are not interchangeable between models are country specific and foreign ink will not work. Off brand ink may or may not work well. I had a problem (with the older model) after several years with clogged nozzles which I attributed to non OEM ink. As a side note, the yellow ink from Xerox is bright yellow, the off brand that I thought would be high quality was a dirty yellow almost orange color and it was more brittle resulting in broken cubes.
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I don't know what the difference is but I can tell you I am very satisfied with my maker.
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I know of no differences. The look exactly a like and are the same dimension as the ones from Cubie. I bought two from Sunfounder and they both are running software from Cubie.org
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The MF8280cw prints 14 ppm the MF8580cdw more business oriented prints 21 ppm they basically have the same engine
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Correct on both Questions however make sure the model you purchase is a two sided printer.
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I don't have experience with the other machine but i wouldn't get my hopes up. The F2D2 makes acceptable home copies, but won't suffice for professional uses. Hope this helps.
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I own both devices, one is not even remotely like the other. The Orbweaver is wonderful for gaming, but the 3D mouse is an incredible design that allows you to almost feel like you are handling the model you are working on. If you have never used a 3D mouse and do CAD or animation design in 3D, you need to buy the 3D mouse, it is awesome.
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The PR02X has more ports than the PR03X including an additional DVI-D and Display Port. It also has some extra legacy ports such as an 18 pin connector for those old printers. Check out the detailed specs for each to get an exact difference.
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Well, I have been using mine just fine. It works really well. I didnt pay too much attention to maker though.
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Sorry, I don't know. I did not use the print head I bought--returned it right away.
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Both work just exactly the same, just the capacity is different, so choose based on your print volume
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I have the black model. A close friend and a daughter-in-law have the silver. The three of us each use a SanDisk, Ultra II, 1GB card. I do all the printing on the same printer, so all comparisons are identical. That said, I see no difference in the prints from black or silver. I just think the black looks better beacause it breaks up all that silver. Interesting comment from Pger. I also agree with Fred Miller. I think it's just a matter of your color preference as the specs for both are the same.
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We use Epson Artisan 730 with no issues. It took a little time (trial and error) to set up the cloud printing but once it was set up no issues.